Dankova

Dankova

2022, Russia, 25 min
Genre: short fiction, drama
Written, directed and edited by Svetlana Sigalaeva
Produced by Natalia Belyaeva, William Johansson
DoP: Konstantin Ivanov
Cast: Anya Patokina, Ludmila Lisova, Anna Galinova, Aleksandr Mizev
Dankova is a proof-of-concept version of Svetlana’s upcoming feature Light Danko. The short was officially selected for the Raindance Film Festival 2025 and was screened at Riverside Studios in London in 2024 and 2025.

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In a dystopian world where love is banned a teenage girl is suffocating without tenderness, without hope, she no longer wants to live. But what happens when she meets her grandmother, a rebel who escaped her assigned death?

Screenings/Festivals:
Raindance Film Festival, Official Selection, 2025 (UK Premiere)
Svetlana Sigalaeva Short Films Showcase, Riverside Studios (2025, London, UK)
Stockholm Film & Television Festival – Award Winner
Sweden Film Awards – finalis

 

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